Well lid



Patented Dec. 31, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a well lid and has for the primary object theprovision of a device of this character which will provide a closure foran open well to prevent entrance of foreign matter thereto and whichforms a support for the Water obtaining bucket when not in use, thelatter acting to retain the device in well closing position so that whenremoved for use, the device immediately assumes well uncovering positionand is so constructed as to permit free or unobstructed use of thebucket to obtain water from the well in the usual manner.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 isa front elevation, partly in section, illustrating a well lidconstructed in accordance with my invention. Figure 2 is a sideelevation illustrating the same.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the nu- 0 meral I indicates avertically arranged supporting structure composed of intermediate andside members 2 and 3. The side members parallel one another and areintegrally connected at their up per end by an arcuately curved andhorizontally 35 arranged head 4 to which the upper end of theintermediate member is secured. The lower ends of said members aresecured to a split band or clamp 5 adapted to encircle the upper end ofa well casing 6 and be secured thereto by a bolt or like fastener!extending through apertures in the ofise-t ends 8 of the split band orclamp. The band or clamp has formed thereon a hinged barrel 9 engaged byspaced hinge barrels In carried by a lid l l. A hinged pintle or shaftl2 extends through the barrels for hingedly connecting the lid to theclamp. The pintle or shaft l2 has one end offset laterally and securedto the lid and secured to said shaft or pintle adjacent to said oppositeend is a crank arm l3 to which is pivoted a link l4 and the latter is inturn pivoted to a lever I5 pivoted to the upper portion of thesupporting structure I. One end of the lever I5 is offset to form a hookIS on which may be suspended a well bucket I! when not in use. Theweight of the bucket on the lever retains the lid in well closingposition and connected to the lever l5 and to the supporting structureis a coil spring l8 acting to move the lid into well opening position onthe removal of the bucket from the hook IS. The specific construction ofthe supporting structure I will permit free vertical movement of thebucket in either direction so that water may be obtained from the wellin the usual manner of raising and lowering the bucket. 25

Having described the invention, I claim:

A well lid comprising a vertically arranged supporting structure, meansfor mounting said structure to a well casing, a lid hinged to said meansfor opening and closing the well, a lever pivoted to the upper end ofthe supporting structure and connected to the lid and having one endbent to form a hook to be engaged by a well bucket when not in use forpositioning the lid in well closing position, and a spring between thelever and the supporting structure to automatically efiect opening ofthe well on the removal of the bucket from the hook.

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